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iPhone user suspects Apple's journaling prompts are for AI training

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A Mastodon user expressed regret over owning an Apple iPhone, planning to switch to a de-Googled Android device in the future. The user noted that their current iPhone persistently prompts them to use a journaling feature, which they find annoying and have never used. They suspect Apple is using these prompts to encourage users to generate data for AI training. AI

IMPACT Suggests potential data collection methods for AI training through device features.

RANK_REASON User expresses an opinion about a product's feature and its potential use for AI training.

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iPhone user suspects Apple's journaling prompts are for AI training

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    so i regretfully have an # Apple # iphone , i do plan on switching to a de-googled android or similar later, but the one i have still works so i can't really ju

    so i regretfully have an # Apple # iphone , i do plan on switching to a de-googled android or similar later, but the one i have still works so i can't really justify the expense. one thing that has come up recently is it keeps annoy-tifying me to "journal" and i couldn't for the …

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